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Autore principale: Viesca, Robert C.
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.11854
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contents We assess if a characteristic length for a non-linear interfacial slip instability follows from theoretical descriptions of sliding friction. We examine friction laws and their coupling with the elasticity of bodies in contact and show that such a length does not always exist. We consider a range of descriptions for frictional strength and show that the area needed to support a slip instability is negligibly small for laws that are more faithful to experimental data. This questions whether a minimum earthquake size exists and shows that the nucleation phase of dynamic rupture contains discriminatory information on the nature of frictional strength evolution.
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spellingShingle Frictional state evolution laws and the non-linear nucleation of dynamic shear rupture
Viesca, Robert C.
Soft Condensed Matter
Dynamical Systems
Geophysics
We assess if a characteristic length for a non-linear interfacial slip instability follows from theoretical descriptions of sliding friction. We examine friction laws and their coupling with the elasticity of bodies in contact and show that such a length does not always exist. We consider a range of descriptions for frictional strength and show that the area needed to support a slip instability is negligibly small for laws that are more faithful to experimental data. This questions whether a minimum earthquake size exists and shows that the nucleation phase of dynamic rupture contains discriminatory information on the nature of frictional strength evolution.
title Frictional state evolution laws and the non-linear nucleation of dynamic shear rupture
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Dynamical Systems
Geophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.11854